Molniya-1 17 (22L), a Soviet military/civil communications satellite in highly elliptical Molniya orbit for high-latitude coverage. Molniya-M from Baikonur Site 1/5 lofted it on 25 December 1970.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- Elliptical
- Elliptical orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 2 T
- Flight
- 27th
- of 272 Molniya-M 2BL flights
- Date and time
- 25 December 1970, 03:50 UTC
- Rocket
- Molniya-M 2BL
- Builder
- Progress RSC
- Launch site
- 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
- Payload
- Communications
- International designator
- 1970-114
- Launches in 1970
- 124th of 124
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